TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday, July 17, 1958
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More Women Than Men
Likely To Vote in '56
Washington. July -'CQ;- n.e
1956 Presidential election JcWif
certain to produce a preecd'.'iit
on the American pojitiral scene
more women than men will
caM votes
For trio fir-t tune in the ?,fi
vears that won en have had the
right to vote, the number of wo-
found a summary in a .statement
by Democratic Chairman Paul
M. Butier, who recently wrote
party officials:
"I am particularly hopeful
that evidence? of greater partic
ipation by women will be found
this year in more women can
didates for public office. . . .
Democratic state and national
conventions. . . .and more wo
men actively and enthusiastical
ly working in. . . . party or
ganizations. '
Girl Scouts
men in the population and their , more women delegates to the
voter participation has increased
to a point where a continuation
of the trend will see the majority
of ballots cast by women.
The exact fiaures on how
many women have voted in each
election since the pas.-agc of the
9th Amendment are unavail
able. But The American Heritage
Foundation, in a study of l!)52
balloting, estimates that 30.5 mil
lion of the Rl.fi million persons
who voted that year were wo
men. The Republicans long have
contended it was the women's
vote that elected President
Eisenhower in 1952. They cite
studies by various groups and j Lake
inundation? to support mis con-1 ninah
tention. But the Democrats can
find substantial evidence to sup
port their rebuttal of this argu
ment. The question remains un
settled. ,
But on one point the in
creased participation of women
in politics both parties agree.
And they are making special
plans to woo the woman voter
for 1356.
Both Republican and Dem
ocratic National Committees
have women's divisions. In ad
dition, the Republicans have an
18-year-old organization known
as the National Federation of
Republican Women's Clubs.
There are 4.000 of these clubs in
46 states.
Mrs. Katie Louchheim. head
of the Democratic National Com
Ttiittee's womens' divisions, cites
the increased participation of
women in politics by aiding in
raising of campaign funds and
working in party organizations
from precinct caucuses to the
national level.
"Many Democratic candidates
are putting women administra
tors on their campaign staffs,"
Mrs. Louchheim said. "Several
candidates even have women
campaign managers."
Miss Bertha Adkins, assistant
to the chairman of the Repub
lican National Committee in
charge of womens' activities,
says the GOP is emphasizing
"the neighbor-to-neighbor, door-
to-door approach to politics.
Mrs. Carroll D. Kearns, head of
the GOP womens' clubs, hopes to
expand the membership from
the 500,000 level to one million
this year. The Federation has a
24-point program of activities,
including training women to be
"GOP salesladies."
The AFL-CIO Committee on
Political Education (COPE) is
active in this field to. It is or
ganizing to get women trade
union members and the wives,
mothers and sisters of trade
union members to become in
terested in political activities.
Although women are stepping
up their participation, they have
been slow to get into politics as
office - holders. Women often
complain they hold few policy
making posts in political or
ganizations and the posts held
by women are "widow dressing."
Miss Adkins says she thinks
women are making 'slow but
steady" progress in winning
local, county, state and national
offices.
"When women prove their
capacity for the .job and are co
operative to work with, they
generally get tiie support of both
men and women." Miss Adkins
says.
Mrs. India Edwards, former
vice chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, sum
marizes the on-time reaction to
women in politics this way:
"Men don't want women mes
sing around in politics. They
would much rather have you
give a tea where the candidates
can shake hands and drink
punch."
But the new look in politics
ECHOS FROM LOW ECHO
Betly Brown
The Stars and Stripes eo up
the flagpole every morning at
Camp Low Echo, the first event
in the schedule of another busy
day. During the half session
that has elapsed a group of hik
ers have gone up Mount Pitt,
and another group to Harriet
The Pitt hike, led by
Hutchinson, Carol Sell-
strom and Carol Denman, be
gan its ascent at six o'clock in
the morning after a hearty
breakfast at the camp dining
hall. They reacted the top of
the mountain which is clearly
visible from the campsite around
noon, and we answered their
mirror signals from our dock.
Camp Director, Irene Knox, puts
the camp truck and station wag
on to good use as she hauls loads
of campers to and from their
starting points.
Excitement reigned among
the campers at a favorite camp
fire program, the counselor
hunt. The camp staff hid under
logs, beneath canoes and in the
rafters of cabins while groups of
campers, led by the program
aids, hunted for them. Each
counselor had a price on her
head, and the group with the
highest score received a bag of
candy. One counselor, the
"grandmother of Low Echo,"
Mrs. Ivah (Robin) Murray from
Medford. almost lost her head
when an ambitious camper's
foot discovered her hiding place
in the woodpile.
Visiting us the first session
have been the Girl Scout Coun
cil president, Mrs. Michele T.
Rossi, and her niece, Patricia.
They stayed for a roast beef din
ner and made a tour around
camp.
Roily Rousseau, the State
Wildlife Conservation man, held
campers spellbound during his
talks in Beaver Lodge. The chil
dren were intrigued with the
skins of beaver, otter, ring-tailed
cat. racoon and bobcat which he
passed around. His two-day stay
in camp excited much interest
in Oregon wildlife, and he was
bombarded with stories and
questions from the campers.
On Saturday the canoes pre
sented by the employees of the
Elk Lumber Co. will be launch
ed by the older girls in a candle
light ceremony for the whole
camp. The canoes will be chris
tened Billie Bumps, Rolls Royce,
Elk I and Elk II in honor of the
donors.
Carol Dyke eounselor-in-train-ing.
has been stationed with the
youngest campers in Breeze
away. She works with them,
under the supervision of the unit
counselors, teaching songs,
games and learning the respon
sibilities of a counselor. Each
week she will be switched to a
new unit or crafts and the wat
erfront, in order to find out
what phase of camp work will
especially interest her next year
California
Girl Visits
Relatives Here
Miss Bonnie-Kay Strang, eleven-year-old
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William C. Strang. 2257
I Kellogg Park drive. Pomona,
j Calif., is visiting her aunt and
I uncle. Mr. and Mrs. George
; Holzgang. 626 Park, and her
i grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
; I,. Strang, 540 Pennsylvania, in
Medford.
Bonnie-Kay is the California
state YMCA gymnast champion.
At the meet held in Fresno last
April, she placed first in tum
bling, mini-tramp, trampoline,
rings and side horse, and third
place in free exercises. She is a
member of the junior lifesaving
rlass in Pomona, and last month
won two third-place awards in
swimming: the prep 100-yard
free style and the prep free-style
relay.
Miss Strang, whose parents
are graduates of Medford High
school, will visit relatives in
Eugene and return to Medford
before returning to her home in
Pomona for school in September.
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as a counselor.
With camp in full swing we
are looking forward to many
more weeks of fun. And so. as
the flag goes up at Low Echo
each morning, every camper
starts a new day of adventure in
the Oregon out-of-doors.
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Tuesday
6 p.m. Lydia Circle, Zion
Luthern church, Mrs. Erling Bre
wold, 2668 Jacksonville high
way. 7:30 p.m. Unity Truth Cen
ter meets Room 203, Holiy
Theater building.
7:30 p.m. Women's Mission
ary Council of the Assembly of
God church, 1108 West Main
st., in annex.
8 p.m. Mary Circle, Zion
Lutheran church, home of Mrs.
Carl Borg Jr., 2025 Barnctt rd
Wednesday:
FLUHRER'S
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Reames Social
and card party.
Roy Nordwick,
12 noon
club, luncheon
home of Mrs.
22b' Ross lane.
12 noon Roxy Ann HEC,
annual picnic, TouVelle park.
12 noon Townsend Harm
onv Auxiliary club. Carpenters
Union Hall, 123' z West Main st.
1 p.m. Past Chiefs' club,
Pythian Sisters, home of Mrs.
Carl Fichtner, 613 South Holly.
1:30 p.m. Esther Circle.
Zion Lutheran church, home of
Mrs. Bernard Niehaus, 1964
Springbrook road.
Neighbors of Woodcraft
Schedule Picnic Meal
Phoenix Neighbors of Wood
craft will hold a picnic supper
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the
home of Mrs. Walker Caldwell.
403 Second st.. in Phoenix.
Those attending have been
asked to bring one hot dish and
a salad or dessert. Each family
will bring its own table service.
An ordinary cork used as a
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Weeds May Be Used
To Make Antibiotics
East Lansing, Mich. (U.R)
Germ - killing antibiotics soon
may be made from weeds.
A Michigan State University
research team has discovered a
substance that, when purified,
may prove as effective an anti
biotic as penicillin.
The material comes from hy
pericum, a common ornamental
shrub weed often called St.
John's wort.
The substance has one-tenth
(he effectiveness of penicillin in
its present "unpurified state. The
research team hopes to purify
the drug to the extent that it
will equal or exceed the bacteria-killing
power of penicillin
Most antibiotics now in use
are derived from microorgan
isms, but the MSU scientists
hope to produce bacteria-killing
New Officers Are
Installed By DAV
The Disabled American Vet
erans auxiliary held annual in
stallation of officers Thursday,
July 12, in ths Moose hall.
Mrs. George Simmons, state
senior vice, installed officers.
New elected officers are Mrs.
Lynn Elliott, president; Mrs.
Norman Neathammer, senior
vice; Mrs. Lester Moser, junior
vice; Mrs. Adeline Grissom. ad
jutant; Mrs Harvey Cassman,
treasurer; and Mrs. J. P. Gra
ham, chaplain.
Sharon Simmons and Donna
Thompson, junior DAVs, were
conductresses. They presented
corsages to each officer and
guest?.
Prizes Listed for
Float Parade Winner
Grants Pass A cash prire ot
S100 will be awarded to the
prand sweepstakes winner in the
lighted picture float parade on
Rogue river at 8:30 p.m. Satur
day, July 28, Don Ward, chair
man of the Grants Pass Gladi
olus commission, has announced.
Silver trophies will be award
ed to the two best floats in each
of three size-classes and from
the winners the sweepstakes
winner will be selected by a
panel of five judges. The parade
is one of the highlights of the
1956 Gladiolus festival July 28
and 29 at City park.
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